Non-Profit Resources

Funding
6/6 - From Terra - Click on http://groups.google.com/group/nvoad-recovery/web/government-funding-opportunities- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn'twork.
2/3 Grant Writing Tip Site
3/8 Grants for NonProfits
3/25 - Church World Services - Unsure of Contact

Conferences
2/25 June Hurricane Work Shop AL/MS 6/27-29
Alabama/Mississippi Hurricane Workshop June 27-29, 2007 The focus will be Long Term Recovery. Go to HHS Calendar and click on the calendar you will find the dates and more info for this workshop. You can also call Margaret Carter POC for MEMA at 601-933-6370.
More details to follow: Elizabeth Stover FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison Mississippi Transitional Recovery Office 220 Popps Ferry Rd. Biloxi, MS 39531 228.594.3060 Phone 703-927-8553

General Information
3/25 Fresh Start Sustainable Rebuilding

3/25 Computers Recycles.Org We are a service project aimed at area businesses, residents, schools, and nonprofit organizations interested in recycling and reusing computers. Our website serves as a regional and nationwide exchange board directly connecting those wishing to dispose of computers and nonprofit organizations in need.

3/12 MS Coast Interfaith Disaster Task Force
Mississippi Coast Interfaith Disaster Task ForceCentral Office: #28, 29th St., Gulfport, MS 39507 Ph. 228-868-0961Warehouse: 6516 Woolmarket, Biloxi, MS 39531 Ph. 228-354-0969

3/8 Marketing Site From a MS Resident
3/5 - For Shelters to Post Their Information
3/16 Ways to lessen heat and hot water bills for you and your clients
2/19 Deconstruction Institute Information on how to do architectural reclamation and deconstruction
2/3 MS Food Resources For NFP's
2/3 Starting Community Gardens for Survivors
6/17 http://assoc.garden.org/grants/ Youth Gardening Grants
1/10 Katrina Cottage Collection
Katrina Cottages A Family of Small-Scale, High-Quality Homes
Katrina Cottages
Cusa Cottages
Cottage Living
1/4 NOVA, National Organization Victims Assistance
NOVA's mission is to promote rights and services for victims of crime and crisis everywhere. National Organization for Victim Assistance®
NOVA Victim Info
Information and Referrals for Victims of Crime and Disaster: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Call 1-800-TRY-NOVA (1-800-879-6682) or (703) 535-NOVA (6682)
Victims or communities wanting assistance may call (800) TRY-NOVA (879-6682) at any time for information and emotional support.
Citizen Action Team - Database of Resources
TechSoup Stock Faith-based nonprofits can register for free for TechSoup Stock and then be eligible for purchasing, at significantly discounted prices, donated software and other technology products that leading tech firms such as Microsoft make available to TechSoup.
National Cristina FoundationNational Cristina Foundation (NCF) accepts applications for free equipment from nonprofit organizations that are engaged in the education, rehabilitation, or training of people with disabilities, at-risk students, or economically disadvantaged persons.
Gifts In Kind The FASTEN team has gathered information about free and low-cost items that faith-based nonprofits may be able to access through a variety of organizations and associations. Gifts in Kind America is an organization for 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Donor organizations (e.g., companies) may donate office equipment and supplies including software, hardware, building materials, furniture, clothing, toys, medical equipment and supplies, personal care products and more. Gifts in Kind is the largest recipient of such donations, reporting $200 million worth of products distributed per year. To receive items through Gifts in Kind, nonprofits need to register with the agency. Registration is based on a sliding fee scale, starting at $125 for nonprofits with an annual budget less than $1 million
Excess Access ExcessAccess is an Internet database service matching donors and recipients that are in the same geographical area. It links specific companies’ donations with nearby nonprofits looking for such items. At times, donors have volunteered to drop-off or ship very small items to the nonprofit, but this is at the donor’s discretion. Nonprofits with a “wish list” pay an upfront, flat, $3 registration fee that gives them a 6-month subscription to the service. Nonprofits can update or edit their wish lists at any time. The most frequently donated items are office or home furniture, supplies, electronic equipment, and appliances. This service also receives donations of building supplies, medical supplies, seasonal items such as decorations, food, toys, and clothing.
Throw Place Throwplace.com is an online market where individuals, charities, nonprofits and businesses can exchange excess goods and surplus inventory free of charge. Nonprofits register on the site for free, then can browse donated items and their location. Nonprofits can take up to 5 items per month from the inventory for free; beyond five items, there is a $5 per item charge.
New Hope Construction A non-profit that helps design and assemble needed items for you to build a new structure - whether it's a house, a library or a new fire station, they can help!
11/19 - Shared Housing - an idea for both volunteer and citizen
11/20 Fundraising/Management Assistance Site
I chose their newsletter page because they are free. Their software and research aspects are not. But I feel we can all learn from their newsletters on how to better involve our communities and the nation with the recovery effort.
11/20 - Resource for non- profits Networking for all non profits.
11/1 - Marketing Ourselves
11/20 - MS Development Authority Information. Grant Information
Katrina Aid Today Set up by UMCOR and partners exclusively for Hurricane Recovery. Many good ideas that can be used NOW.
Volunteer Coordinator Information and Grants through Lutheran Disaster Response
This page has several links on it for those working in long term recovery. While grants may not be approved due to not being part of LDR, the information they provide is incredible!
CDC Article on Flood Cleanup Detailed, dry, but packed with information.
Safety Gear For the Volunteer
Avoiding Heat Related Illness

Municipal Assistance
2/20/06 Smart Growth - How to let city expansion happen WELL
Effects on Emergency Services Personnel Can be extrapolated to long-term volunteers as well.
10/6/06 Efficiently Rebuilding - Site similar to Smart Growth - energy efficiency and time.
2/9/06 Booklet for Cultural Institutions FEMA, Heritage Preservation, and the National Endowment for the Arts collaborated on Before and After Disasters: Federal Funding for Cultural Institutions FEMA 533/September 2005 (PDF). This 36-page book provides information on sources of funding and details on what activities are eligible. It also explains how the federal emergency assistance system works and gives tips to get started.

Library Funding
Academic Library Funding
Public Library Funding This is with the help of the Gates Foundation
Laura Bush Foundation The Laura Bush Foundation will announce a second round of grants by the end of summer 2006. It uses a competitive grant process to distribute the funds for books. To apply and to learn more about eligibility requirements, please visit the website.

For Other Resource Pages
Grants For Communities
Grants for Non-Profits
For Non-Profits and Municipalities
For Schools
Safety Guidelines For Volunteers

Businesses
Children/Childcare
Dental
Disabled
Education Assistance
Elderly
Emotional Resources
Family Resources
Furniture and More
Grandfamily/Single Parent Resources
Grants for Individuals - does not include homeowner or repair grants
Home/Utility
LA Family Resources
Medical Resources
Mortgage Resources

Starting Your Business

Taken From AOL

Starting a business is a little like buying a car: You need to do some research before taking the plunge.
First, figure out if there's demand for your product or service.
Do a competitive analysis.
Find a place to set up shop.
And create a plan to differentiate your offering.

Doing your due diligence can mean the difference between success and failure, and it doesn't have to cost a penny. Networking, online research, informal focus groups and other do-it-yourself methods can often do the trick.

More Unique Ideas

The Idea MakersBig businesses may have loads of cash, but it's the small businesses that are aces in the idea department. Check out Fortune's Top 10 Unique Business Ideas of 2007.
Unique Business Ideas
Consider the case of an event facility in the South. It started as a place to hold weddings. Located in a beautiful old house, it attracted wedding business, but wasn't turning a profit because it usually sat empty on weekdays.
So the owners contacted members of a nationwide wedding planners' association with similar estate-type settings in other geographic markets. They discovered that others in their situation filled the gap with corporate meetings and by offering bed-and-breakfast arrangements.
Today, 40 percent of the facility's business is corporate events, and the owners are building a lodging facility on the grounds to expand their offerings.

Before you get the research ball rolling, you need to come up with a solid business concept. Once you have a concept, you need to determine if it's viable.

To figure out if you should go ahead with your business idea, you need to ask questions like these:
Is the market saturated?
Does your city really need another hardware store or flower shop?
How much money is spent in your industry each year in your area?
Is there room in the market for one more business?
Does the market want what you're offering?
If you're thinking of providing day care for dogs or a facility where people can cook a week's worth of meals in a group setting, will anyone care?
Or if you're developing a new online service for day traders, is it something they can't live without?
What's the competition doing?
What do they do well?
What do they do poorly?
What's unique about them?
Can you offer something different that'll encourage customers to patronize you instead of more established businesses?
Can you reach your target audience?
If you're selling inline skates, are you opening in an area with a population of the right age and disposable income?

Once you're sure of your business idea, dig in deeper. You need information that'll help you develop a unique business proposition that'll give you a competitive advantage. The best sources of information will vary depending on the type of business and circumstances, but options include the following:
Trade information. In the wedding site example cited earlier, the trade association for wedding planners provided a direct pipeline to the information the event facility was seeking. Other trade information can also be found in print or online trade publications, or by walking the aisles of a trade show.
Demographic and economic data. Try the following links from the U.S. Census Bureau to find things like age range, income, number of businesses by type in a geographic area and total sales in your category: American FactFinderState Data CentersEconomic Census For even more information, a reference librarian can point you to other specialized databases.
Business groups. Your local chamber of commerce may be able to help you find the information you need. Also try government-sponsored small business development centers, which assist entrepreneurs and small-business owners.Small Business Development Centers
Local universities. Sometimes professors at business schools are interested in having their graduate students do a market feasibility study for course credit.
Local competitors. If you're starting a local business, shop the competition and check their websites. Or find a similar business in a similar city and ask to talk to the owner. Also look for similar businesses for sale and contact the brokers for information like why they're selling and what their financials are like. You may be interested in buying that business yourself.
National competitors. Do an online search of businesses in your industry and evaluate what they offer to help fine-tune your idea.
Potential customers. Run your idea up the flagpole with informal focus groups. Talk with friends of friends -- but not your own friends or family, since they may not tell you the truth -- and old customers or existing customers if you're already in business. This is the acid test to see if your plan is ready for prime time or needs tweaking.
All this detective work will pay off, either by helping you validate your business plan, sending you back to the drawing board, or convincing you to shelve it altogether. And don't worry if that happens -- inspiration will strike again.

Grants For Non-Profits

2/3 Grant Writing Tip Site











3/9 Non-Profit Organizations and Government Agencies offerings will be made available pursuant to HUD program policies. Non-Profits must be approved by HUD to participate in the Single Family Property Disposition Discount Sales Program. To apply to become a HUD-approved Non-Profit you will need to complete the appropriate non-profit application located on the following HUD web site: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/np/np_prog.cfm

3/8 The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), invites eligible applicants to submit competitive grant applications for special improvement projects, which further the national child support mission, vision, and goals. Applications will be screened and evaluated as indicated in this program announcement. Awards will be contingent upon the outcome of the competition and the availability of funds. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2007, approximately $700,000 is available for all priority areas. A non-Federal match is not required.
WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
WHEN: Applications are due by May 2, 2007
AWARD AMOUNT: 7 awards totaling $700,000
CONTACT: Susan Greenblatt at 202-401-4849 or sgreenblatt@acf.hhs.gov

Kresge Foundation Announces New Grantmaking Approach, Fourth-Quarter Grants (2/02/07)
The Kresge Foundation in Troy, Michigan, has announced fourth-quarter grants totaling more than $39 million as well as a new emphasis in its approach to grantmaking. In a letter from its president posted on its Web site, the foundation, which is known for the challenge grants it makes to organizations at the midpoint of a capital campaign, has announced that it will begin to pay more attention to an organization's mission, the community impact of its proposed project, and the broader trends at work within a field. According to Kresge president and CEO Rip Rapson, the foundation is looking to inject values considerations directly and systematically into its deliberations. To that end, many of the grants it awarded in the fourth quarter seek to expand low-income individual's access to critical services, help revitalize communities in need of investment, and encourage institutions to reach a higher level of effectiveness through innovation, collaboration, and/or risk-taking. "We are...exploring how best to supplement our bricks and mortar emphasis to best contribute to nonprofit capacity," Rapson said. "A number of our special funding initiatives -- historically black colleges and universities, green buildings, and Detroit -- have suggested very powerfully that nonprofits may value other forms of support even more than capital support and that even our capital support might be more helpful if offered earlier in the campaign process, in slightly different forms, or with a reduced emphasis on predetermined rules and guidelines." For a complete list of the foundation's fourth-quarter grant recipients, visit its Web site.

3/7 Hope Has A Face Based in Biloxi - Rapid Reconstruction is what they fund

3/7 - Funds For The South Small grants for pre Katrina Orgs to help rebuild and assist their communities

Money to Pay Employees At Your Nonprofit. Do you need people to work for your nonprofit, but don’t have the budget? There are several agencies within the Federal government which provides staffing for a variety agencies. To register your organization for workers paid by the government, contact the Corporation for National and Community Service. They have several programs such as AmeriCorps and the Senior Corps that train and pay for volunteers to serve in a variety of public service agencies. In partnership with non-profit groups, faith-based organizations, schools, and other public agencies, participants in these programs tutor children, build and renovate homes, provide immunizations and health screenings, clean up and preserve the environment, serve on neighborhood crime-prevention patrols, and respond to disasters. Contact Corporation for National and Community Service, 1201 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20525; 202-606-5000; 877-USACORPS;

Tiger Woods Foundation
February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1 The Tiger Woods Foundation grant-making process focuses on providing opportunities to children and families who are underserved. Funding isapproved for the programmatic areas of education, youth development, parenting, and family health and welfare. Organizations must be tax-exemptunder Section 501(c) 3. Individual organizations within a public school that are 501(c)(3) tax-exempt may apply.

Technology Grants GRANTS FOR NONPROFITS:COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY A compilation of web pages and books of potential interest to nonprofit organizations seeking funding opportunities related to computer technology. Can be of assistance to anyone who has lost their IT abilities or Data Bases...

Historic Preservation Grants A compilation of web pages and books of potential interest to nonprofit organizations seeking funding opportunities related to historic preservation.

Education and Environment
HSBC in the Community Foundation Due Date: Rolling basis HSBC established HSBC in the Community (USA) Inc. to carry out its mission with a philanthropic strategy focused primarily on two critical issues: education and the environment. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: 501(c)(3)public charities, public schools and school districts or other government agencies are eligible HSBC in theCommunity (USA) Inc., Group Public Affairs, 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018, (212) 525-8239.

SAS Foundation - helping kids graduate SAS Institute Inc. -- SAS Corporate Citizenship Program SUMMARY: Support is directed towards sustainable programs that help students excel in the classroom and graduate from high school. Organizations will be considered if they can show that their efforts have a long-term impact and affect significant numbers of people, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, disability, religious beliefs, or income levels. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: SAS will consider financial and in-kind requests from organizations and institutions that: have nonprofit tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Service code 501(c)(3) DUE DATE: Ongoing INFORMATION: Corporate Citizenship, SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC27513. Email: corporatecitizenship@sas.com

The Katrina Foundation For Recovery Ongoing grants from selling of "Blue Band" bracelets.

From Terra - Cottonwood Foundation
cottonwood@igc.org Ongoing SUMMARY: This foundation supports organizations for which "small grants will make a big difference." To receive support, organizations must rely on volunteers and must focus on protecting the environment, promoting cultural diversity, and empowering people to meet their own basic needs, such as food and shelter. Organizations are not required to be classified as tax-exempt under Section501(c)(3). Political and religious organizations, government agencies,for-profit businesses, individuals, and universities are not eligible.

From Terra - Prudential Foundation Ready to Work
Deadline: Ongoing
Ready to Work focuses on initiatives that increase employment opportunitiesby strengthening job skills and opportunities, and by promoting neighborhood development activities. Programs involve work force developmentand increasing entrepreneurship through financial training and access to capital. Ready to Work also promotes the creation of decent, affordable housing by working in partnership with Community Housing Development Corporations and community development financial institutions.

From Terra - Cigna Foundation Health Grants Deadline: Ongoing Projects involving women's health and domestic violence will be given priority. Individuals and faith-based and political organizations are barred from applying. Organizations must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.

From Terra - McKenzie Foundation Community Development Grants
Deadline: Ongoing The purpose of the McKenzie Foundation is to encourage and support nonprofit programs, primarily in the areas of education, health, human services and cultural and environmental concerns.

The Emergency Food/Shelter National Board Program supplements the work of local social service organizations within the United States, both private and governmental, to help people in need of emergency assistance. Program funds are used to provide the following: *Food, in the form of served meals or groceries.
*Lodging in a mass shelter or hotel.
*One month's rent or mortgage payment.
*One month's utility bill.
*Minimal repairs to allow a mass feeding or sheltering facility to function during the program year.
*Equipment necessary to feed or shelter people, up to a $300 limit per item.
Contact Emergency Food/Shelter National Board Program,
701 NorthFairfax Street, Suite 310,
Alexandria, VA 22314-2064;
703-706-9660

Fundraising Opportunity - Wholesale@kingarthurflour.com
King Arthur Flour.com Contact King Arthur Flour to find out about Benevolent Baking, our special fundraising program for non-profits - selling a selection of King Arthur's best-selling baking mixes - scones, muffins, and pancakes to raise money for your non-profit group. 58 Billings Farm Road, White River Junction, VT 05002 866-797-9178

Rosie's For All Kids Foundation Grants Awarded grants are issued only to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping low-income children and their families through quality childcare and early childhood education curriculum

Not Really a Grant - Pledge Page You can create a page for people to review and donate to you through. I honestly don't know about it - I don't collect funds, so can't say how well they do. But, it appears on the up and up. I've seen it in a few other places and always has good reviews. 12/1 - I posted information about the Real People Relief site - haven't seen a drastic uptick in views, but it's gone up some - so for no charge, it's one more place to be linked to and appear more popular by the search engines AND be seen by people surfing...

For Volunteers over 60

CVS Pharmacy Community Grants Grants will be provided to nonprofit organizations for programs focusing on health, rehabilitation, and active movement for disabled children under the age of 18 or healthcare services for uninsured people....

Other Resource Pages
Grants For Communities
Grants for Non-Profits
For Non-Profits and Municipalities
For Schools
Safety Guidelines For Volunteers

Businesses
Children/Childcare
Dental
Disabled
Education Assistance
Elderly
Emotional Resources
Family Resources
Furniture and More
Grandfamily/Single Parent Resources
Grants for Individuals - does not include homeowner or repair grants
Home/Utility
LA Family Resources
Medical Resources
Mortgage Resources